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One-third of Americans suffer from hypertension. Fortunately, holistic treatments such as acupuncture can help manage hypertension and improve your overall health.
Ayurveda, the traditional medicine of India, can be an excellent form of complementary medicine to manage hypertension, helping to guide you in a healthier lifestyle.
Meditation can be helpful in managing hypertension, helping you learn to relax your mind and body for better health.
Naturopathic medicine can be effective in controlling hypertension by combining several natural healing therapies, including diet changes and supplements.
The Integrative Medical approach to hypertension involves treatment by a physician who specializes in combining standard medical treatments with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
Learning to relax is extremely important for good results. Meditation, stretching, yoga, walking in the woods, dancing and other activities (and non-activities such as just sitting quietly every day with no goal in mind) are all good. The best herbs are herbal hypotensives, blood vessel relaxers, and relaxing herbs.
Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of arteries as it flows through them. Arteries are the blood vessels that carrs....
Hypertension or high blood pressure affects a quarter of the American population. The good news is that high blood pressure can be well managed through diet and lifestyle changes.
Hypertension (high blood pressure) is one of the most common serious health problems in the United States. Qi Gong may be an effective method for treating hypertension as an alternative to prescription drugs and other allopathic medicine.
Olive oil is used externally for cradle cap and both internally and in enema form for impacted colon. Olive leaves are high in bioflavonoids, and a tincture is used for mild hypertension and as a general cardiovascular tonic. Recent clinical reports show that olive leaf extract acts as an effective antiviral and may be a promising new treatment for herpes. Olive has a taste of BLAND and a temperature of WARM.
Biofeedback is a clinically-validated therapy that measures and displays your body’s performance to help you increase awareness and control of your physiology, and it can be an effective therapy for hypertension.
Learning to relax is extremely important for good results. Meditation, stretching, yoga, walking in the woods, dancing and other activities (and non-activities such as just sitting quietly every day with no goal in mind) are all good. The best herbs are herbal hypotensives, blood vessel relaxers, and relaxing herbs.
Hawthorn has a long history of safe use as the herb of choice for strengthening, tonifying, and protecting the cardiovascular system, particularly the heart when used long-term. It is used for palpitations, angina, atherosclerosis, and hypertension. Hawthorn has also been used for its mild sedative properties. In Chinese medicine, the fruits are considered beneficial to the digestion, specifically for food stagnation with gas, belching, and a feeling of fullness. Hawthorn has a taste of SOUR
Chlorella is a type of single-cell green algae. It is a major component of phytoplankton, which are very small free-floating aquatic plants found in plankton. Chlorella is a popular food supplement, e ...
Ashwaganda has a long history of use in Ayurvedic medicine as a tonifying herb. It has been used for edema, coughs, skin diseases, and for increasing sperm count. It is indicated in anxiety disorders and in combination with other herbs for osteoarthritis. It is sometimes applied locally as an anti-inflammatory. Ashwaganda shows good immune-tonifying effects in laboratory studies. The herb is becoming a popular adaptogen, which is a substance that brings balance to the immune, hormonal and ner
Asafetida has been recommended for hysteria, coughs, flatulence, indigestion, to treat bedwetting children, and as an antispasmodic. It has been used in similar ways to garlic for hypertension and as an anticoagulant. Its primary use is in cooking, particularly in Indian cuisine. Adding a pinch of asafetida to beans while cooking is said to prevent gas and bloating. Asafetida is also called "devil's dung," which reflects its intense smell. Asafetida has a taste of SPICY and a temp
Kola nut is a central nervous system stimulant used for short-term mild depression, seasickness, appetite stimulation, and chronic diarrhea. Because of its caffeine content, it is also used for narcolepsy, fatigue, and exhaustion. Kola has a taste of BITTER and a temperature of HOT.
Lime blossoms make a very effective remedy for colds, fevers, cold-related coughs, and flu, particularly for children because the taste is mild. The herb is used in baths to calm fussy babies and small children. This herb is also a safe and effective nervine and is used for mild hypertension, nervous tension, and headache. Linden has a taste of SWEET, ASTRINGENT and a temperature of COOL.
Omega-3 fatty acids are one of two groups of fatty acids—the omega-3s and the omega-6s—that are vital to human life. They are called essential fatty acids (EFAs), which the body cannot s....
Well-known as an emmenagogue, sedative, and nervine, motherwort is extremely beneficial to the cardiac and female systems. Women use it for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, PMS, and vaginal dryness. As a heart tonic, it is used to strengthen the heart, benefit palpitations and hypertension, and relieve pain of mild angina.. Motherwort has a taste of BITTER and a temperature of COOL.